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Friday, April 24, 2009
Plight of Carmakers Could Upset All Pension Plans - New York Times
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Letter From America The Routine Spiral of Health Care Costs - New York Times
Letter From America The Routine Spiral of Health Care Costs New York Times, United States By RICHARD BERNSTEIN NEW YORK â€" The bill was $2306.88; or, put more accurately, the bill was $2848.00, but $2306.88 was the amount my insurance company paid my son's pediatric cardiologist. So large a bill and only slightly smaller payment for a pretty ... |
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
World Travel Holdings (WTH) Makes Innovative Enhancements to ... - PR Newswire (press release)
World Travel Holdings (WTH) Makes Innovative Enhancements to ... PR Newswire (press release), NY WOBURN, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- World Travel Holdings (WTH), the nation's leading multi-brand travel distributor, today announced it has enhanced its company-wide travel insurance program so that consumers can enjoy a worry-free cruise, ... |
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Women often charged more than men for individual health insurance - San Jose Mercury News
Women often charged more than men for individual health insurance San Jose Mercury News, USA On top of that, most of those plans don't cover maternity services. Insurance companies say the difference is because women cost more to insure, but critics say the practice amounts to discrimination. "The individual health insurance market is the last ... |
Friday, April 17, 2009
AIG Sells Unit to Zurich, Biggest Deal Since Bailout - Bloomberg
Boston Globe | AIG Sells Unit to Zurich, Biggest Deal Since Bailout Bloomberg Insurers expect Internet sales, the model used by Geico, to expand over the next 10 years and they should plan for changes in customer behavior, said Jay Fishman, Travelers' CEO, in an interview in November. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., ... AIG Sells Unit to Zurich, Biggest Deal Since B! ailout |
Entrepreneurial Edge The Local Insurance Agency Hustles in a Slump - New York Times
New York Times | Entrepreneurial Edge The Local Insurance Agency Hustles in a Slump New York Times, United States Glenn A. Smith, owner and district manager of a Farmers Insurance Group agency in Long Beach, Calif., said his agency, which manages insurance for about $50 million a year in premiums, recently lost a client to Travelers Companies. ... |
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Entrepreneurial Edge The Local Insurance Agency Hustles in a Slump - New York Times
New York Times | Entrepreneurial Edge The Local Insurance Agency Hustles in a Slump New York Times, United States Glenn A. Smith, owner and district manager of a Farmers Insurance Group agency in Long Beach, Calif., said his agency, which manages insurance for about $50 million a year in premiums, recently lost a client to Travelers Companies. ... |
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Recession far from over, Obama says - USA Today
guardian.co.uk | Recession far from over, Obama says USA Today Obama singled out plans for restructuring American International Group, the giant insurance company, and auto companies, saying that process "will involve difficult and sometimes unpopular choices." Chrysler and General Motors face the prospect of more ... Video: Obama signals hope for US economy 'Glimmers' of hope, but US not out of woods: Obama Paging Paul Krugman |
Monday, April 13, 2009
Insuring your trip costs against loss of a job - Philadelphia Inquirer
Insuring your trip costs against loss of a job Philadelphia Inquirer, PA Riders to standard travel-insurance policies, available for an extra $25 to $50, that |
Friday, April 10, 2009
Fla. lawmakers 'waking up' to insurance failures - New York Times
Fla. lawmakers 'waking up' to insurance failures New York Times, United States "Florida is clearly beginning to recognize the extremely vulnerable position it put itself in over the past several years," said Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute. Florida is the United States' test ... Florida's catastrophe insurance market reaches breaking point |
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Buffett’s Berkshire Loses Moody’s Top Credit Rating - Bloomberg
LIVENEWS.com.au | Buffett’s Berkshire Loses Moody’s Top Credit Rating Bloomberg Last year, Moody’s gave a Berkshire bond-insurance business its top rating as competitors in that industry faltered. A favorable Moody’s rating for Berkshire or a lower rating for a rival could give Buffett’s firm an advantage. ... Moody's strips Berkshire Hathaway of top rating Moody's cuts AAA rating on Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway * Moody's cuts top Aaa ratings of Berkshire Hathaway |
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
US to Offer Aid to Life Insurers - Wall Street Journal
US to Offer Aid to Life Insurers Wall Street Journal While American International Group Inc. is a major insurer and is the biggest recipient of government money, its problems weren't caused by its life-insurance operations, but derivative bets that went bad. Only insurers that own federally chartered ... |
Monday, April 6, 2009
Still Awaiting An Insurance Bailout - Washington Post
Still Awaiting An Insurance Bailout Washington Post, United States "There are lots and lots of pieces that could break down," said Karen L. Pollitz, director of Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. "This is not idiot-proof." The subsidies, aimed at helping people keep their employer-provided group health ... A Health Subsidy Keynes Would Love Short-Term Medical Insurance Offers COBRA Alternative |
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Ed Jacobs qualifies for top MDRT honor - Cleveland Daily Banner
Ed Jacobs qualifies for top MDRT honor Cleveland Daily Banner, TN Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is the marketing name for the sales distribution arm of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a FORTUNE 500 company with more than $1 trillion of life insurance protection in force. |
Friday, April 3, 2009
Court sides with Delphi salaried retirees - Bizjournals.com
WIVB | Court sides with Delphi salaried retirees Bizjournals.com, NC Most of the money from Delphi, which has operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since October 2005, will be used for a Voluntary Employees’ Benefit Association, or VEBA, to buy insurance for retirees in bulk. About $1 million will be used to ... ! Two tiered for too long Zacks FREE Registration |
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Axa updates travel insurance policies - CompareAndSave.com
CompareAndSave.com | Axa updates travel insurance policies CompareAndSave.com, UK Axa's travel insurance policies have been changed to ensure travellers to the Channel Islands are covered after the Department of Health warned Brits that they will no longer receive free treatment on the islands. An agreement between the UK and the ... Channel Islands travel insurance AXA travel policies updated to provide medical cover in Channel ... AXA advises of changes to Channel Islands insurance requirements |
Insurers fight efforts to curb financial abuses - Houston Chronicle
Insurers fight efforts to curb financial abuses Houston Chronicle, United States TDI has open enforcement cases against eight insurance companies based on annuity sales and marketing, officials told The Associated Press. They are Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, American Investors Life Insurance Company, ... |